FINAL STANDINGS: 2016 Cleveland Metroparks Golf Player of the Year

Nick Anagnost (left) is the CMG 2016 Player of the Year; Ryan Stefanski (right) won the CMG Tour Championship

There wouldn’t seem to be a lot of difference between finishing solo second and being tied for third. But that difference was just enough in the CMG Tour Championship at Manakiki last Saturday to allow Nick Anagnost to capture the 2016 Cleveland Metroparks Golf Player of the Year award for 2016, edging out Steve Blackburn Jr. by a single point!

Blackburn Jr. had lead the points race for most of the season. But Anagnost was able to earn more points than Blackburn in four of the final five events of the season, and that strong finish allowed Nick to come out on top. Anagnost finished with 229 points to Blackburn Jr.’s 228.

Anagnost’s win broke the four year run of David Sotka as CMG Player of the Year.

The top-ten points leaders split a bonus pool of $1,300 in Cleveland Metroparks Gift Cards; a breakdown is listed below.

Allen Freeman (in yellow) cruised to a first place finish in the Senior Division with a total of 128 points (he also finish 9th in the main division). Freeman finished 49 points ahead of Mike Beres (right). The top three seniors split a pool of $340, also listed below.

Thank you to everyone who played in the event series, and to the nearly 120 players who earned points in either division!

Over the next few months, please feel free to reach out with any suggestions, comments or ideas on how we can make the CMG Tournament Series better and more fun for 2017…